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Council for Culture Affairs started promoting “Policy of Alternative Military Service” to be in compliance with Ministry of Interior since 2000. Up to now, this policy has been transferred from “Alternative Military Service for Community Development” to “Alternative Military Service for cultural service”, whereas, all walks of life have various of viewpoints and expectations on the execution of this existing policy. With this, this article will mainly focus on the execution of this policy, meanwhile, it provides “Standard and Targets of Policy”, “Execution Organization of Policy”, “Execution Personnel of Policy” and “Circumstance” in the following as the survey framework, which also proceeds this study with related variables that affect the execution of the policy.
This report is prepared primarily based on the interview, including Council for Culture Affairs and related organizations ( such as Bureau of Culture, and subsidiary organizations to Council for Culture Affairs, and related civic organizations, etc. ) as well as alternative Service draftees. At the same time, we proceeded a questionnaire from military service echelon 37 to 45 all over Taiwan (33 organizations), totally 378 questionnaires, obtaining from 31 different organizations with 494 alternative service draftees involved.
This investigation shows that - 1. In the way of “Standard and Targets of Policy” : Merely add in the objective of the conservation of country cultural heritage in 2002, without any vast changes besides this. However, the objectives seem insufficient and not specific, and were mainly conceptual orientation. 2. In the way of performing organizations : The organizational difference of working places will result in the difference of service description for the alternative military draftees respectively. In the aspect of resources, the supporting fee will affect the quota of dispatched draftees and the cooperation of Council for Culture Affairs and the related civic organizations as well. From the view of organizational mutual communication, it proves to be a positive impact. 3. In the way of personnel execute this policy : If it takes the draftees as a “Target Group,” their backgrounds will influence the policy to use the manpower of working places concerned. And if it takes the “Service Objectives of Draftees” as a “Target Group”, the draftee thinks
that it depends upon the attitudes they serve. In the way of draftees’ mentality, they are encouraged to adapt the circumstance with a learning attitude facing the military service period. 4. Lastly, it is the circumstance : The external circumstance will affect the targets of the policy, yet the internal circumstance will influence the formation of alternative service draftees’ personality.
This investigation suggests that - 1. In the way of target, the approach of manpower must be clearly identified, and on the other hand, the control mechanism to the draftees must be unified among the related organizations. 2. In the way of performing organizations, a professional skill mast be enhanced to the performing organizations, and at the same time, the performing organization will have to enhance the professional skill and ability to draftees and the personnel who perform this task. In addition, all the relative organizations should build up a consensus to find out a workable solution to the dispatch of draftees. 3. The selection of an alternative service draftee must be based on his experience and educational background to meet the principle of “the right person in the right place.” Also, the draftee must have a “always ready to learn” mentality during military service period. 4. A satisfactory circumstance must be created by both the alternative service draftees and related organizations, to set up the value and social reaction of “Alternative Military Service for Cultural Service” with a mutual respect and aggressive attitude between both parties.
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